Tony Pollard needs more opportunities

[JoeKing]

Pollard gets the ball plenty. Zeke is the one that Cowboys need to give the ball to more like he did in other seasons when Dallas won the division and Zeke won the season rushing title.

 

[LatinMind]

I love him. Needs more opportunities. That is all. Good bye.

It infuriates me that they dont use him the way the niners use deebo samuel.

 

[LatinMind]

Pollard did well last season . With zeke underperforming , and the resulting 8-8 record , you wonder if zeke’s cap hit and cost was worth it . Not sure zeke’s presence or absence would have made a difference.

1357 yrds rushing 12 td 420 yrds 2 tds is underperforming lol? Some of you are ignorant. I know that sounds harsh but its 100% the truth. Imagine if Moore would've gotten him the ball consistently. Wouldnt have run him out of the backfield in shotgun so much. Dallas was 6-1 when he had 100 yrds.

9 games under 20 carries
4 games under 15 carries

 

[Mr_437]

Darwin had one problem last year and that was Witten. I see him as a very good TE for us for the next 5+ years. And Pollard will be used for both his pass catching and running ability. I would like to see us get one more above average WR.

Yeah, if DAL can get a pretty good slot WR they'd be hard to stop. Remember Cooper could go to the slot some, so DAL just get a good WR not necessarily a Slot. Also, they could just add another good receiving threat TE and good 2TEs.

 

[Bobhaze]

I think they should look into featuring him in the passing game more.

I think Coach Mac will use Pollard more than Garrett did. MM is not as committed to an old school approach to the running game. It will be used to set up more in the offense, not the centerpiece of the offense IMO. That’s more of what most teams are doing now anyway. Garrett had been behind the times.

 

[KJJ]

Pollard is never going to get a lot of opportunities with Zeke as our feature back so he needs to take it advantage of every opportunity he gets. He’s quick with a lot of burst but he’s a role player. He breaks one long run against the Rams late in the game last season after they had given up and all of a sudden some fans claim he’s better than Zeke. lol He’ll break off a nice little run here there with his outside quickness and shiftiness but he’s not real consistent between the tackles. He’s not going to push the pile and is certainly not a back you want on third and one, which we found out in week 16 against Philly when he took a loss on a critical third and one. He’s a good player but the fans who think we shouldn’t have re-signed Zeke and gone with Pollard as the starter are being stupid.

 

[The Quest for Six]

I want to see more of both Pollard and Elliot in the backfield

 

[basel90]

I don't wonder about Zeke's contract. He's good, but it's not worth it. And I like Pollard a lot, but would trust him to last a full season, and we had nothing behind him. The season would have been worse without Zeke.

Except for maybe the coaching. We lost a couple of games by just forcing it to Zeke on 1st and 2nd. Saints and Vikings. Much like Witten, we might have done better without him because we would have used *different plays*.

Yes I see your points

 

[basel90]

1357 yrds rushing 12 td 420 yrds 2 tds is underperforming lol? Some of you are ignorant. I know that sounds harsh but its 100% the truth. Imagine if Moore would've gotten him the ball consistently. Wouldnt have run him out of the backfield in shotgun so much. Dallas was 6-1 when he had 100 yrds.

9 games under 20 carries
4 games under 15 carries

No need for name calling .
Zeke is a solid Rb.But not a difference maker . His stats are fooling you . The rushing total is a result of having the highest number of rushing attempts after derick Henry . Actually zeke’s average yards per carry is lower than the leading RBs ; Nick chub , McCaffrey , Derrick Henry and many others . Is zeke worth 15+ million a year , 50 mil guaranteed ? , I don’t think so . He is better than Gurley however , who just go cut .

 

[cern]

Zeke and Pollard will both get plenty of touches. But when it's third and one, I want zeke. Pollard will be a mismatch nightmare for opposing lb's.

 

[Javier]

To fumble against the Eagles

 

[LatinMind]

No need for name calling .
Zeke is a solid Rb.But not a difference maker . His stats are fooling you . The rushing total is a result of having the highest number of rushing attempts after derick Henry . Actually zeke’s average yards per carry is lower than the leading RBs ; Nick chub , McCaffrey , Derrick Henry and many others . Is zeke worth 15+ million a year , 50 mil guaranteed ? , I don’t think so . He is better than Gurley however , who just go cut .

Emmitt was the same with the carry count. Thats not a knock, its called being a every down back. Theres not another every down back in the nfl besides Elliot. I dont think any RB is worth what theyre paying just like there isnt a QB worth 30+mil. But thats what the market is.

The stats arent fooling me, all these RBs are fooling you. These teams have been waiting 2 and 3 yrs for these guys you mentioned to have these yrds. Something that's not hoped upon but expected from Elliot.

Maybe you should go look at how many top 10 rushing defenses Elliot went up against last yr and compare to all these other guys ur talking about. I really dont think you realize how good of a yr Elliot had even when he didnt get the ball from Moore as much as he shouldve

 

[basel90]

Emmitt was the same with the carry count. Thats not a knock, its called being a every down back. Theres not another every down back in the nfl besides Elliot. I dont think any RB is worth what theyre paying just like there isnt a QB worth 30+mil. But thats what the market is.

The stats arent fooling me, all these RBs are fooling you. These teams have been waiting 2 and 3 yrs for these guys you mentioned to have these yrds. Something that's not hoped upon but expected from Elliot.

Maybe you should go look at how many top 10 rushing defenses Elliot went up against last yr and compare to all these other guys ur talking about. I really dont think you realize how good of a yr Elliot had even when he didnt get the ball from Moore as much as he shouldve

He got the 2nd most handoffs from Moore . Isn’t that enough ?
Zeke’s production has declined each of the last 4 years and his average per carry . so am not sure what you are talking about or the reason for over hyping zeke . He is nothing special anymore .

 

[LatinMind]

He got the 2nd most handoffs from Moore . Isn’t that enough ?
Zeke’s production has declined each of the last 4 years and his average per carry . so am not sure what you are talking about or the reason for over hyping zeke . He is nothing special anymore .

no its not. You fail to even understand what im saying. 9 games he's under 20 carries. They built this team to run the ball. You have a OL and a RB who consume so much of the cap but you dont use it. Over half of the games in a season you dont give ur 90mil dollar RB 20 carries. Stupidity dont comprehend common sense. So ill just end it there. bye

 

[DanA]

It was his rookie season so I understand him being a little underutilized but it's time to take the gloves off.

 

[jday]

He couldn't even start in college. I just don't see it.

Someone just had to put a quarter in his rocketship...

 

[Section446]

Absolutely, he's more dynamic than Zeke.

 

[OmerV]

No need for name calling .
Zeke is a solid Rb.But not a difference maker . His stats are fooling you . The rushing total is a result of having the highest number of rushing attempts after derick Henry . Actually zeke’s average yards per carry is lower than the leading RBs ; Nick chub , McCaffrey , Derrick Henry and many others . Is zeke worth 15+ million a year , 50 mil guaranteed ? , I don’t think so . He is better than Gurley however , who just go cut .

A workhorse RB getting 4.5 yards per carry actually is a difference maker. The fact that Henry, McCaffrey and Chubb had a better 2019 doesn't somehow mean what Zeke does isn't meaningful. A player doesn't have to be the only top player at his position, or even be the best, to be a difference maker.

 

[cowboyschmps3]

I love him. Needs more opportunities. That is all. Good bye.

He’s like our forgotten man can certainly be what Montgomery was for MM in the return game/receiver/back.

 

[basel90]

A workhorse RB getting 4.5 yards per carry actually is a difference maker. The fact that Henry, McCaffrey and Chubb had a better 2019 doesn't somehow mean what Zeke does isn't meaningful. A player doesn't have to be the only top player at his position, or even be the best, to be a difference maker.

kind of agree , but is he worth 15 mil a year ? . more than 12 RBs in the same range of carries averaged the same or more . He is just not the same , not the same burst.